Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Mitel enhances wireless; CounterPath, XO make VoIP news

QoS Lab 3 - AutoQoS Enterprise (Router) | Skype for Android Now Available on More Smartphones

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Mitel enhances wireless; CounterPath, XO make VoIP news
Highlights from three companies announcements are in the spotlight today: Mitel has enhanced its wireless service, CounterPath has announced an Android edition with VoIP, and XO hits a major VoIP milestone. Read More


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Faster Connections and More Applications and Users
Until very recently, there were legitimate concerns about deploying wireless technology. Not anymore. Discover how the 802.11n standard makes the case for Wireless LAN becoming an integral part of the modern enterprise by combining the mobility of wireless with the performance of wired networks. Read now!

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Virtualization: Maximize Efficiency and Performance
In virtualized server environments, the selection of the storage environment (such as direct attached storage versus storage area network) and choice of the storage system, itself, are critical. The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family provides unsurpassed reliability, performance and ease of use for VMware environments. Learn more. Read Now

QoS Lab 3 - AutoQoS Enterprise (Router)
This video demonstrates the configuration of Cisco's AutoQoS Enterprise feature on a router.In our last QoS video, we examined AutoQoS VoIP for a router, which helped optimize a router interface for voice traffic. However, in large enterprise networks, we're usually concerned about appropriate quality of service settings for multiple applications, not just voice. That's where AutoQoS enterprise can help us out. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

HP Business Value of EVA Storage Virtualization
This Edison Group report is an independent assessment of the architecture and business benefits of HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA). Learn how EVA enables access to the storage in a single array by numerous hosts, tiered storage within the array to different types of drives and better performance than non-virtualized systems. Read Now.

Skype for Android Now Available on More Smartphones
Skype on Tuesday launched Skype for Android, its version of the VoIP software for all phones running on the Google Android operating system. The app, which had been exclusive to Verizon phones, is now available in the Android Market for any Android phone running version 2.1 or above of the OS. The app can make free Skype-to-Skype calls over 3G and WiFi, but if you are in the United States, you will be restricted to WiFi-only calling. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Splunk

The Guide to IT Search
What is IT Search? It's Google for the datacenter. IT Search gives you the ability to instantly search ALL IT data generated in the IT infrastructure. Download this guide and find out how IT Search can help with Application Management, Infrastructure and Operations Management, Security and Compliance, and much more. Read now!

Cisco's Borderless Networks vs. HP's Converged Infrastructure
Oh, the humanity! Their battle extends from data center to branch, and beyondCisco and HP this week took their rivalry to the branch office. Each announced, separately but simultaneously, broad extensions to their switching and routing portfolios to improve application delivery and performance between data centers and branch offices. Read More



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